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Killington vs Westminster vs Pittsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Killington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+73.5%).
Westminster has the most kids (18.2% under 18).
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (28.1%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Killington | Westminster | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 785 |
2,999Highest |
391Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +73.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1% VT: +2.8% |
-7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.8±4.2Lowest 23% above VT |
53.5±3.7 24% above VT |
53.8±3.5Highest 25% above VT |
| Pittsfield and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±8.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Pittsfield and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±5.8Highest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Killington and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,250±$39kHighest about the VT average |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$65,852±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
| Killington and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $488,400±$85kHighest 54% above VT |
$273,800±$35kLowest 14% below VT |
$313,300±$73k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$483Highest 4% above VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,035±$140 16% below VT |
| Killington and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,827Highest 35% above VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$5,181 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±25.8 VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
19 min 18% below VT |
| Work from home | 24.7%±10.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Pittsfield and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.